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Chinese symbol for “telepathy”

心灵感应
xīn líng gǎn yìng
Traditional: 心靈感應
telepathy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for telepathy is 心灵感应 (xīn líng gǎn yìng), defined as: telepathy.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
灵 líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world
radical 86 ⽕ · 7 strokes
感 gǎn
to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
应 yìng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “telepathy”

WordPinyinMeaning
心电感应 (心電感應)xīn diàn gǎn yìngtelepathy
传心术 (傳心術)chuán xīn shùtelepathy
传感 (傳感)chuán gǎnsensing (electronics); telepathy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 心灵感应.

WordPinyinMeaning
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
开心 (開心)kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
心里 (心裡)xīn lichest; heart; mind
灵魂 (靈魂)líng húnsoul; spirit
心灵 (心靈)xīn língbright; smart
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
应该 (應該)yīng gāiought to; should; must

See also: Japanese symbol for “telepathy”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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